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= The Federation requires a status report. =

Choose a Team reporter to place your team responses here.

=Mini-Mission 1: Advocating and Implementing Project Based Learning= 1. Provide a rational for why PBL will be more successful methodology than conventional means of lecture and large class discussion. 2. Provide possible PBL projects for each of the subjects taught: math, social studies, science and Antiquan language arts. 3. Provide either a short jingle to help the Antiquans remember project based learning or an illustration that would help the Antiquans remember project based learning.
 * Reflect on what you have learned about the structure, components, and rationale for project based learning and complete this mission:**
 * students are more vested in the project, remember the content longer, more interesting, answers the question of "why am I doing this?", prepares them for the workforce
 * math: measured track & found it was 20 yards short
 * social studies: mock trial, researched putting deposit on bottles and wrote to the legislature to persuade, trip to courthouse & present on the trial
 * science: testing river water and soil for acid mine pollutants, test air quality test
 * language arts: PSA scripts
 * Project based learning is the way to make you think and learn today!

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=Mini-Mission 2: Wisdom of the Crowd: Next Steps= After analyzing and synthesizing the ideas on your chart, work together as a team to wordsmith 5-10 measurable next steps around implementation of your category 1. Creation of a technology committee to meet monthly including teachers, admin, school board, student representatives, 2. Develop an evaluative tool measuring innovative use of technology in classrooms 3. Student presentations of successful technology activities to the board to generate support & interest

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=Mini-Mission 3: Know Your Support Systems - Full Speed Ahead= The results of the survey are here. We suggest that you save a copy of this spreadsheet so that you can sort it as you wish to be able to analyze the responses. (Team, Room, IU, etc)

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=Mini-Mission 4: Model Lessons and Galactic "Monsters"=


 * Reflection on Model Lessons:** Use the Discussion tab to respond.
 * What aspects or characteristics from the lesson could you take back to your school?
 * What subjects could the activities be modified for?
 * How would you modify or introduce these ideas to your teachers?
 * Where do you think this lesson reached the students on Bloom’s?
 * If appropriate, what could be done to raise that level?
 * Use remaining time to share with each other.

Discuss these prompts with your teammates
 * Battling the Galactic "Monster" Discussions**
 * What strategies you have used to overcome the "monsters"?
 * Who are some of the key people in the district who MUST be on your side in order to be successful?
 * As you share your strategies, consider using some for your Individual Mission

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=Mini-Mission 5: Presentation to the Federation= After you have reflected (and revised?) your project, post it below. Either upload the file, embed the project, or post a link to your project.

//**Note**//: The Individual Instructional Coach Mission (IICM) should be uploaded to your specific IU page here. Please save your mission (document, podcast, movie, prezi, etc. ) with your name.

Post Final Team Mission Projects Here: []
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